Special-needs children finish 2012 Little Rockers Marathon | Community Spirit

The Therapeutic Recreation Division of Little Rock Parks & Recreation making sure special needs children take part in the Little Rock Marathon.

WHO:           Truman Tolefree, Director of Little Rock Parks & Recreation; Sherrie Shinn, Therapeutic Recreation Division, Little Rock Parks & Recreation

WHAT:         Special needs students will complete their final mileage and earn their finisher’s medals

WHEN:         Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 9:30 am

WHERE:       McClellan High School Track, 9417 Geyer Springs Road, Little Rock, AR 72209

BACKGROUND: More than 1,800 children will earn their finisher’s medals at the Little Rockers Kids Marathon, presented by Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Today’s THV, on March 3, 2012. 

In advance of the March 3 race, Little Rock Parks & Recreation’s Therapeutic Recreation Division has been training more than 60 special needs students for the Little Rockers Kids Marathon.  Since September, these students have been building up (an average of 4 miles a week) and will complete their final mile on the McClellan High School Track.  These students in the Community Based Instruction (CBI) program at these schools learn a wide range of living skills to help them reach independence within the community as an adult.